Press Releases
Washington, D.C. --- In light of a decision yesterday by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that said local environmental regulations cannot preempt federal rules that cover railways, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called on the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials to conduct a hearing on his Clean Railroads Act of 2007.
Washington, D.C. --- Five New Jersey lawmakers sent a letter today to U.S. Army Materiel Command Commanding General Benjamin S. Griffin saying that the Army's plan to move 49 employees from Fort Monmouth to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) violates the 2005 Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) Report. In the letter, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rush Holt (D-NJ) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and U.S. Sens. Frank R.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), co-chairmen of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues; Adam Schiff (D-CA) and George Radanovich (R-CA), lead sponsors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution; and Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a co-sponsor of the resolution and the only Armenian-American Member of Congress, announced today that 219 Members of the House of Representatives have added their name as co-signers in support of the Armenian Genocide Recognition Resolution.
WASHINGTON, D.C— Today, Senators Edward Kennedy and Tom Harkin and Representatives John Dingell and Frank Pallone introduced the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act of 2007 that would create an insurance program for adults who become functionally disabled.
The measure would provide a cash benefit to help obtain services and supports, while providing those with disabilities more choices on community participation, education, and employment.
Washington, D.C. --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following statement in response to comments by President Bush that Congress should focus on tax proposals instead of strengthening the successful State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Long Branch, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today called on the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Interior to investigate the three-year-old lease agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) involving the redevelopment of Fort Hancock. The New Jersey congressman formally requested the investigation in a letter sent today to Earl Devaney, the Inspector General at the Interior Department. (A COPY OF THE LETTER FOLLOWS.)
Trenton, NJ --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement tonight through his legislative aide, Tim DelMonico, at a public hearing on a summer flounder, scup and black sea bass fishery management plan.
Washington, DC --- U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), a member of the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, introduced legislation yesterday that would prohibit the commercial harvesting of blackfish, also known as tautog, in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone of the United States in order to enable coastal populations to return to historical abundances.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will resume and improve a 30-year offshore water sampling program it abruptly discontinued in May.
Washington, D.C. --- The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved a resolution introduced earlier this year by U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) that supports the goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week, which occurs this year between June 29th and July 5th.